LinkedIn (FRA:LKI) Buyback Yield % : -0.26 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)

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What is LinkedIn Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

LinkedIn's current buyback yield was -0.26%.

LinkedIn Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LinkedIn's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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LinkedIn Buyback Yield % Chart

LinkedIn Annual Data

Trend

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Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Buyback Yield %

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-4.17

-0.50

-0.22

-0.23

-0.15

LinkedIn Quarterly Data
	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16
Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.05	-0.43	0.04	-0.60	-0.03

Competitive Comparison of LinkedIn's Buyback Yield %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, LinkedIn's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

LinkedIn's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, LinkedIn's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LinkedIn's Buyback Yield % falls into.

LinkedIn Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

LinkedIn's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-23.17	+	65.161)	/	27777.82764
	=	-0.15%

LinkedIn's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	2.004)	*	4	/	23023.67019
	=	-0.03%

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) data.

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LinkedIn (FRA:LKI) Business Description

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LinkedIn Corp was incorporated in Delaware on March 6, 2003, under the name LinkedIn, Ltd. and changed its name to LinkedIn Corporation in January 2005. The Company operates an online professional network on the Internet through which the Company's members are able to create, manage and share their professional identities online, build and engage with their professional networks, access shared knowledge and insights, and find business opportunities, enabling them to be more productive and successful. The Company currently has approximately over 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. The Company offers free solutions including Stay Connected & Informed, Advance My Career and Ubiquitous Access; and Monetized Solutions including Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, and Premium Subscriptions. Its comprehensive platform provides members with solutions, including applications and tools, to search, connect and communicate with business contacts, learn about attractive career opportunities, join industry groups, research organizations and share information. The Company provides the following key benefits to their members: ability to manage their professional identity, enhanced ability to build and engage with their professional network, access to knowledge, insights and opportunities, aid in matching talent with opportunity, an efficient marketing channel, targeted advertising, and an increase in employee productivity. In addition, its core value of putting members first may conflict with the short-term interests of its business, the number of its registered members is higher than the number of actual members, and a substantial majority of its page views are generated by a minority of its members. Finally, it expects to face increasing competition in the market for online professional networks. The Company is subject to a number of foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business online, many of which are still evolving and could be interpreted in ways that could harm its business.

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